Find your swagger—Join us Next summer in France for a one-of-a-kind small-group sailing expedition!
If you’re looking to embark on a great adventure, do it today…
not someday.
The QBE* European Leadership School, based in Saint-Malo, France, offers adventure sailing expeditions every summer for high-school students. We use or signature, attention-grabbing boats to take crew members to off-the-beaten-path ports and anchorages along the magical coastlines of western France and the Channel Islands. Sailing instruction, cultural and ecosystem discovery, personal development, and new friends for life are all part of a unique QBE experience. You’d be hard pressed to find anything else quite like it. Feel the rush of the wind in your hair next summer. Enroll today, then join us in Brittany for a small-group sailing experience and European adventure that beats most other outdoor adventure options hands down.
European adventure sailing expeditions for teens
“As a parent l can say that my daughter’s three weeks with QBE in August 2023 has been the single most remarkable experience of her life.””
PARENTS: *QBE (Qualified By Experience) is a top-shelf expeditionary learning initiative supported by a group of adventure enthusiasts who all attended or taught at the same Swiss international school. Outdoor and cultural expeditions were mandatory for us, and through the years, skiing, mountaineering, cycling, and sailing were the outdoor activities of choice. So when one of our former expeditions masters came across two artisan-built pilot cutters on the market some years ago, he started working the phone to raise funds to purchase them. The idea was to make a truly transformative teen experience available to a larger cohort of teens.
When it comes to boosting self-esteem, challenging outdoor adventures (like small-yacht open-water sailing) can be the secret sauce. There’s nothing quite like the exhilaration of cutting through the water with a strong breeze in your sails, unless it’s the sense of accomplishment you feel when pulling into port after a challenging day on the water. It’s simply a fact that self-esteem is a powerful catalyst for academic and career success. You’ll be amazed at the difference a great adventure can make in your teen’s life trajectory. And what’s more, youngsters love it; many of our crewmates come back and do it again.
new skills • new perspectives • New Adrenaline Rushes • new confidence
Transportation available to and from Paris airports | No sailing experience necessary | Safety record: Impeccable